A Marriage Of Love | JinKook

Chapter 01 : A High Quality Man

Spring was approaching, so it was inevitably a little chilly. Perhaps because the new year was arriving, the entire city was immersed in bustling excitement. Despite the cold wind attacking this flourishing modern city, it did not dampen everyone's spirits.

The evening sky was hazy as it started to drizzle. The lively Songdo-dong seemed to suddenly have a hint of indistinct tranquility to it too.

A black Volkswagen Passat slowly drove out from the underground parking lot of a tall building in Songdo-dong's northern district. It passed through the long and wide road and made its way straight to the city centre.

In the driver's seat, Kim Seok Jin was steadily maneuvering the steering wheel with one hand while his other hand was wrapped up beside the opened car window. Frigid wind continuously streamed in through the window, ruffling his neck-length hair into a mess. He wore a black trousers with a white shirt and a black coat drapped over his shoulder. This was how Seok Jin usually dressed as he did not have many clothes in reference. Apart from the dull, all-year-round, black professional suit and thin glasses, he did not have many other apparel.

The streets seemed very bleak at night. Accentuated by the fall of the hazy drizzle, it made the streetlights on both sides seem a little dimmer.

Songdo-dong's downtown restaurant was currently filled with guests.

Seok Jin walked in with his graceful strides, his cold gaze briefly examining the entire restaurant. Then, finally, his sharp eyes settled on a certain corner with a middle sized table. Seok Jin picked up his pace and walked over.

The man who had been sitting there, waiting for quite a while put down his phone away. He looked up at Seok Jin and when he had a closer look, an intense light shone in his bright blue eyes quickly.

"Mr Wang Hong ?"

His hostile and slightly raspy voice rang out as Seok Jin's unwavering gaze indifferently swept across the man before him.

The man looked about 30-odd years old. He wore a suit and had an ordinary appearance like others. One could not call him handsome but suited enough to poor taste. When he saw Seok Jin, there was a small smile on his face, but Seok Jin thought it looked a little garish.

The man nodded and quickly stood up. "Yes, I'm Wang Hong. Are you Mr Kim Seok Jin ?"

Seok Jin acknowledged, then he pulled the chair opposite the man and sat down. "Apologies for making you wait."

Wang Hong sat down too. His voice sounded a little pompous. "It's nothing. It's only right and proper for men to wait for his partner, but it's fine as long as there isn't a next time. I'm sure you know about my situation, Mr Kim. I'm not too sure about your story though. It's best if you could introduce yourself first."

"Let's order first."

Seok Jin nodded indifferently as he gestured for the waiter to take their orders.

"I'm Kim Seok Jin. I work at Glory World Corporation and I'm 26."

Seok Jin pulled the black gloves on his hand off and put them aside as he spoke nonchalantly.

"Mmm, I recall Aunty Liu has introduced you to me before. I heard that you attended the military academy and graduated from military business school."

Wang Hong then suddenly remembered something. He paused there and looked profoundly towards Seok Jin again and then continued after a while, "To be honest, I'm in the military myself from China branch. But I don't want to find someone who shares the same identity as me, but I'm quite happy with your current occupation. I think that, for a pretty man like you, it would be more suitable to be at home running a household and be a good husband, don't you think ?"